Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.9°C
1.5° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (21 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
!
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
1.6
S
5
2.5
S
8
2.3
SSW
8
1.4
S
8
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
8
2
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
9
1.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
867
530
476
668
555
464
345
227
131
707
655
233
203
263
1038
337
694
1048
840
549
434
442
421
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NW
35
S
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
WNW
20
NNW
15
N
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:00PM1.67m
00:19AM1.57m
12:43PM1.70m
1:01AM1.60m
1:24PM1.73m
Low Tide
5:31AM0.46m
6:05PM0.47m
6:16AM0.42m
6:48PM0.43m
6:59AM0.37m
7:30PM0.38m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
11
13
11
12
9
7
6
7
9
10
9
6
7
7
6
6
7
8
8
7
Feels °C
4
2
3
7
9
7
9
1
0
1
3
6
5
4
-3
-1
0
-1
-1
1
2
3
3
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